Cane construction



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Filed April 3, 1928 11v VE/YTOR Aflorzente ATTORNEY Patented Feb. 12, 1929.

ALFONSO SORIENTE, 0F BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

CANE CONSTRUCTION.

Application filed April 2,

The main object of this invention is to provide a cane which is so constructed as to give a maximum amount of rigidity and still be somewhat flexible so that it may not be easily broken.

Another object of this invention is to provide a two piece cane consisting of handle and a staff, the staff being secured to the handle, and the entire length of the staif has its surfaces covered with inlays of woods.

The above and other objects will become apparent in the description below, in which characters of reference refer to like-named parts in the drawing.

Rei'ferring briefly to the drawing, Figure 1 is a broken longitudinal elevational view of the cane.

Figure 2 is an enlarged cross sectional view taken on line 22 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 isa cross sectional View through the handle of the cane taken on line 33 of Figure 1.

Figure 4c is a longitudinal sectional elevational View through the upper portion of the cane showing a modified type of handle.

Referring in detail to the drawing, the numeral 10 indicates a longitudinal staif of uniform diameter throughout its length and circular in cross section. One end of this staff has a sleeve 11 secured thereto which is fixed to the staff by passing a pin 12 through the staff and the sleeve. The extremity of the sleeve is sealed by a hemispherical solid peg 13 and is of some suit able hard material which will wear well, as said peg is constantly brought into con tact with the pavement. The opposite end 14 of the staff is inserted into a bore formed in a substantially semi-circular handle 15 whose free end merges into a point 16. The sides of this handle have curved chan nels formed therein in which curved strips of inlay 17 are inserted.

At spaced-apart positions along the length'of the staff a plurality of rings 18 are positioned It is to be noted that the sleeve 11 which is secured to one end of the staff is mounted in place as the last member. Before the first ring is mounted in place, wide longitudinal strips of inlay 19 are glued to the circumferential surfaces of the staif and these wide strips are separated from narrower strips 20 by exceedingly narrow strips 21. A ring is then inserted over the staff, then shorter strips 22, of the 1928. Serial No. aeaseo.

same widths as the strips 19, 20 and 21, are. mounted on the opposite side of the ring, then an additional ring 23 is slipped over the staff, and thisbuildingup continues until the surface of the entire staff is covered by a layer of inlay. The ends of the strips 19, 20, 21 and 22 have converging, inclined edges 24- which engage similarly formed edges 25 formed in the rings 18 and 23.

The construction illustrated in Figure 1 is identical to the construction used in the cane of Figure 1 but presents a modification in the handle 26 which is of angularly extending bulbous formation which may be conveniently gripped in the clenched palm of the hand.

The construction of the cane is such that no warping of the strips will result as is often the case in inlay articles with the present process of manufacture. The rings 18 and 23 are of solid and unitary material, turned on a lathe or other desirable machine out of solid material, such as ivory or wood. It is to be noted that these strips and rings are to be of different colors so that a definite contrast between inlays may be had, that is, the rings 18 and 23 and the strips 21 should be properly of a darker or a lighter color than the strips 19 and 20 which should be provided with a color giving acontrast to the remaining members surfacing the staff. As a cane becomes aged the glue, which causes the inlay to adhere to the circumferential surface of the staff, will become soft, owing to the moisture content in the air seeping into these places where the glue is provided, and the ends of thestrips 19 and 20 would, with an ordinary construction, warp and bend upwardly. This is not possible with the construction shown in the drawings as it will be noted the end edges of the rings 18 and 23, together with the end edges of the strips 19, 20 and 21, are inclined or tapered so that the strips 19, 20 and 21 dove-tail the edges of the rings and, in this manner, the edges of said strips are securely locked over the rings and will be prevented from lifting as in warping.

The uses of the cane are obvious, and a description will not be attempted as it is ordinarily an article of dress or an aid to in capacitated persons.

It is to be noted that certain changes in form and construction may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

Iclaimy V i l. A cane comprlsing a longitudinal-staid,

a handle surmounting one end of said staff,

inlay covering saidstafi' comprising longi-' tudlnal strlps of ;var1oi1s wldths and contrasting colors, rlngssllpped over sald stafi,

inclined ed es of said lin s to revent War 3'- ingof said stripd v 2. 'A' cane comprising a 'long'itudlnal staff,

ahandle surmounting one end of said staff,

inlay covering said staff comprising longitudinal strips of various Widths and conrirasting colors, ringsslipped over said staff,

said strips and said rings having inclined edgesfconverging toward the axis of said 20 rings, said'strips and said rings alternating throughout .the iength of said staff, said strips having inclined edges dove-tailing with theinciined edges of the rings to pre- 'ent Warpinyoi: said strips.

in iestiniony whereof Iafiix my signature.

ALFONSO soRIENTE, 

